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PH, UAE team up on public safety, security cooperation

Published Apr 23, 2025 08:52 am

 

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The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement on security cooperation that is expected to deepen bilateral‬‭ relations‬‭ and‬ foster mutual‬‭ commitment‬‭ to‬‭ public‬‭ safety‬‭ and‬‭ national‬‭ security, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, April 23.

In his official visit in UAE, DILG Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla met with UAE‬‭ Deputy‬‭ Prime‬‭ Minister‬‭ and‬‭ Minister‬‭ of‬‭ Interior,‬‭ His‬‭ Highness‬‭ Sheikh‬‭ (Lt.‬‭ Gen.)‬‭ Saif‬ bin Zayed Al Nahyan where the cooperation was formalized on April 21.

The DILG said the ‭ signing‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ agreement‬‭ marked‬‭ a‬‭ pivotal‬‭ moment‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ longstanding‬‭ partnership‬ between‬‭ the‬‭ two‬‭ nations,‬‭ underscoring‬‭ their‬‭ shared‬‭ commitment‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ rule‬‭ of‬‭ law,‬‭ peace,‬ and regional stability.‬ 

It noted that the bilateral‬‭ agreement‬‭ seeks‬‭ to‬‭ enhance‬‭ cooperation‬‭ in‬‭ addressing‬‭ security‬‭ threats‬ through‬‭ the‬‭ exchange‬‭ of‬‭ information‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ implementation‬‭ of‬‭ joint‬‭ initiatives‬‭ designed‬‭ to‬ prevent,‬‭ detect,‬‭ and‬‭ combat‬‭ various‬‭ forms‬‭ of‬‭ transnational‬‭ and‬‭ organized‬‭ crime.‬‭ 

“Areas‬‭ of‬ focus‬‭ include,‬‭ but‬‭ are‬‭ not‬‭ limited‬‭ to,‬‭ cybercrime,‬‭ drug‬‭ trafficking,‬‭ human‬‭ trafficking,‬‭ and‬‭ other‬ forms of serious criminal activity,’’ the DILG explained.

Philippine‬‭ Ambassador‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ UAE,‬‭ Alfonso‬‭ A.‬‭ Ver,‬‭ welcomed‬‭ the‬‭ signing‬‭ of‬ the‬‭ agreement‬‭ and‬‭ hailed‬‭ it‬‭ as‬‭ a‬‭ milestone‬‭ in‬‭ Philippine-UAE‬‭ relations.‬

“While‬‭ over‬‭ the‬ years,‬‭ the‬‭ security‬‭ sectors‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ UAE‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ Philippines‬‭ have‬‭ cooperated‬‭ in‬‭ various‬ capacities,‬‭ the‬‭ signing‬‭ of‬‭ this‬‭ agreement‬‭ institutionalizes‬‭ that‬‭ collaboration.‬‭ It‬‭ provides‬‭ a‬ strategic‬‭ framework‬‭ that‬‭ will‬‭ guide‬‭ our‬‭ future‬‭ engagements‬‭ in‬‭ a‬‭ more‬‭ structured,‬‭ sustainable,‬ and‬‭ effective‬‭ manner,” Ver‬‭ stated.‬‭ 

He‬‭ also emphasized‬‭ that‬‭ the‬‭ agreement‬ reflects‬‭ not‬‭ only‬‭ the‬‭ shared‬‭ security‬‭ interests‬‭ of‬‭ both‬‭ countries‬‭ but‬‭ also‬‭ the‬‭ deepening‬‭ trust‬ and mutual respect that characterize Philippine-UAE relations.‬

 

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